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Europe's Largest Hindu Temple to Open in August

Europe's Largest Hindu Temple to Open in August

Author: Jammi Rao (jammi.rao@btopenworld.com)
Publication: Hindu Press International
Date: July 8, 2006
URL: http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2006/7/8.shtml#1

(HPI note: For further information on the following press release, contact Dr. Jammi Rao, the temple's Press Officer, at the e-mail above.)

Europe's largest Hindu temple, near Birmingham, is set to open in August with great fanfare and elaborate rituals performed by priests especially brought from India. The US$12 million temple, funded in part by a grant from the Millennium Fund, stands on 12.5 acres of former waste land. In 1992, the then Black Country Development Corporation made the site available for this unique project. Over 10,000 people are expected to attend the five-day event which will begin on August 23, 2006, and will culminate with the sanctification of the majestic temple built in the same style as the famous Tirupati temple in India. The Tirupati temple is one of the most revered temples in India. "This is the fulfillment of a long cherished dream, the end of a long road; and the beginning of a new era; not just for those most closely involved with the temple project but for every Hindu in the world," said Dr. V. P. Narayan Rao, the chairman of trustees.

The temple construction involved scores of sculptors and artisans from India working ceaselessly to make the intricate carvings of ancient Hindu Gods and Goddesses on the walls, pillars and ceilings of the temple. The design and construction of the temple involved a blend of ancient tradition and materials such as imported granite and modern methods. The temple complex also includes a multi-purpose community hall that is available to the community.

The opening of the temple in Tividale, near Birmingham, will be a most remarkable religious event for 600,000 British people who belong to the Hindu faith. It will involve the installation of the six-foot-tall Deity of Lord Venkateshwara (Lord Rama); a dozen Hindu priests will perform ancient Vedic rituals to purify and sanctify the land and the buildings.


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